Who won Rosa vs Aldrich?
JJ Aldrich beat Montana De La Rosa by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Green vs Dawson, on Saturday 7th October 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner JJ Aldrich.
The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Rosa vs Aldrich stats
Montana De La Rosa stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 8 losses and 1 draw, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.
JJ Aldrich made her way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out.
This was Montana De La Rosa's 12th fight in the UFC, having made her debut for the promotion in 2017. JJ Aldrich marked her 15th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2016.
Montana De La Rosa's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while JJ Aldrich's came in at 9-6-0.
The stats suggested Aldrich had an advantage in power over Rosa, with a 25% knock out percentage over Rosa's 8%.
If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Rosa had a massive advantage over Aldrich, boasting a 67% submission rate over Aldrich's 0%.
Montana De La Rosa was the younger woman by 3 years, at 29 years old.
Rosa had a height advantage of 2 inches over Aldrich. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Rosa was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 3 more fights. She had fought 7 more professional rounds, 58 to Aldrich's 51.
Rosa vs Aldrich form
Aldrich had beaten 3 of her last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.
In her last fight before this contest, she had won against Na Liang at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Korean Zombie on 26th August 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore.
Previous to that, she had lost to Ariane da Silva at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, she had been beaten by Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Before that, she had beaten Gillian Robertson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
She had defeated Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC Vegas 35 on 28th August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.
Activity check
Rosa's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 3 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 2 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
Aldrich's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 8 months and 9 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
What were the odds on Rosa vs Aldrich?
Montana De La Rosa was a 33/50 (-150) favourite going into the contest, while JJ Aldrich made her way into the ring at 5/4 (+130) with oddsmakers.
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